Gauge



' A. M. GUlLLE-TL GAUGE. APPLICATION 'FILED FEB. 25, I920.

1,428,690. PatentedSep 12, 1922.

3 suserssussr A. M. GUILLET.

GAUGE. AfPI.ICATION FILED FER. 26. I92Q.

PatentedSept. 12,1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEEK 24 A. M. GUILLT.

4 GAUGE.

APPLICATION men FEB.26. 19 20.

PatentedSept. 12, 1922.

3 SHEE TS -SHEE L 3 Patented Sept. 12, 1922m ALBERI enrnLnr, or Crannnormn, nontrn CAROLINA.

GAUGE.

A Application fiid Eeb1uary 26, 192G.

This invention relates to certain irnprovements in ganges aridhes relation more. particuiarly to a deviceofthis genGral cheracter eepeciaily designcdnndadapted for use in deteetingportions o:t zuspindie wh1eir are out of aligmnent, and it is an object et the invention to providenovei and improyed deviee oithis general character embodymg menus whereby e spindie mey be efleotrvely 'testerrto dotermine the.eondition thereofnnd to facilitate the straightenihg 01 the spindle. Anotner object et the invention is to ,pro vide a.noreinno improved. devzice oftirns 9;ei1erii cherncter includinge suitebly suported table proyidod With 1neans whejreby a spindle nmy be rotetebiy supported thereia togethet With menns supported by,the t2ihie for coziction with the epindle todetermine or loeete portions of tire spindie which are out of elignrnent.

Furthermore, is an object of the inventien to providea noe1nndimpromd device ou: thisgenerel charaete; inelu ding meens for snp1orting 2tspindiewheireby the saine nrey bo reudily rotated menuniiy, toge ther W1th n1eane firereby the spindle nmy be stipportcd for rotntio1int ereietively high speed so thet su.id spindleaneybe subjectedto JL V1S uei-test,

The invention consists in the' deteils of construenon and in tne ombinetion and errun;ement ofthe severeiparts o finy improved gauge whejreby 'CC1'L1H mportant edventnges are attained and the derme rendered simpier,-less ezzpensive and. otherw1se more convenient and advantegeorrs for use, as Wiil be hereinafter more fully set .forth. The novei features of myinvention Wi11 hereiiiaiter be definiteiy clainued. In order thae rny invention may be the better understooL IWiil now proceed t0 describe the same withreferenoetofithe accompanying,drawings, whereinfl Figure 1g's ariew in perspective, illustrating a, gauge constructedin acoordance with anembodinient oi. n1y invention;

Figure 2 is eimgmentary: yiew in pertien Serial NO. 361,542.

s51 )ec" ,csot the outer end portion of a bercompr1sed in the Carnage, asherein embodred; r

Figure 8 is a v e in top planof the table .zas dlsclosed in Figure 1; r

1gu.re i 1s 2 fragmentaryview partly in eievetion and partly in longitudinal section of the device as hereinembodied;

Figure 5 is a secti0nal view taken substantiaily on the line of Figure 8;

igure (Sis a fragmentry view partly in section and partiy in elevation illustreting the1n ene for positiveiy driving the spindle;

Figure7is a view in top pla1n illustnting a table oonetructed in acoordance with a urtirer embodimnt of my invention; t

Figure 8 is a fragnientai*y view partly in side eievetion and pertly in section of'the structure ilinstrated in Figure 7;

Figure 9 is atinnsverse sectional view,

iHustinting -the 'mo'untin'g and construction one of the keyS as e1nb0died in the form o:E invention iilustrflted in Figures 7 and 8; and; Figure 10 is en enlarged fragmentary riew part1y in section and partl in elevashowing the ,whirl orbase portion of a so-ndie and the concting bearinfg: 2trm.

. As disclosed in the acconipnying 'drmrings, denotes an'anvrl o desrredd1men eione :indconfigurntion and which is anchored'to tire upperendport1on or" the stand C by set serew l, or the hke. The '1ower portion of the stand 0 is provided with a fienpe F adapted to be securedto a floor or other support; Coact1ng with the stand C nrethebrnCes Bherein disc1osed as three.in v number nnd,winch braceS are also adapted.

to have their 10wer end portions suitzfloly secured to the fioor or othersupP0rt;

Carried by one end portion Of the anvil A is en ontwardiydiSposed 3.11n 2 terminetin in e depending extension or part Boited or otherWise detech5ibiy engaged with the de- -pending part or extension 3 is lower end portion o=f: en upstanding arm 4:. Th &rin 1- depends from en'eiongeted table T disposed longitudinally on a predetermined incline With respect to the horizontal, said .inclinetionof: thetable Tserving t0 meteri- .:s]iy fae1htat the use et the dev1ce- The lower end portion of the table T is provided with the longitudinafly disposed slot 5 through Whih extend the clamping members 6. ,The clemping mmbers 6 also extend v th rough a longitudnaily disposed slot7,pro

vided in the carriage 8 mounted upon the table T and whereby said carriage 8 may be efectivel locked in desi1ed adjusted position longitudinally of the table T. The inner end portion of the carriage 8 is provided With a pair of upstanding brackets or plates 9 and 10 each of which is provided with a rertically disposed slot 1l. Extending through the slot 11 of the plate 9 are the clamping screws 12 which coact with the block 14 provided in its upper edge portion or margin With a V-shape notch 15. This block or bearing 1 1 may be readily adjusted toward or from the table T in accordance rritlrthe requirements of practice and effectively maintained through the instru mentality of the screws 12.

Disposed through the slot 11 in the braeket or plate 10 are the binding screws 16 which coact With the block or bearing 17 which is also adjustable toward or from the table T and held in itsdesired adjusted position through the medium of the screws 16. The

alignment with the notch 15.

upper edge portion or margin of the bearing or block 17 is provided witha U-shaped channel Which is in direct longitudinal The channel 18 is defined by an outwardly extending beari1ig arm 19, Ushaped in cross section and which has its enter or free end provided with a removable cap or head 20, detachably held in applied position by the screws 21, or the like. The cap or head 20 is made removable so that the same can be readily replaced when the occasions of practice may se necessitate and particularly when the Saine has become unduly worn. The upper end of the plate or head 20 is provided with the Vshape notch 22 which is in direct alignment with the notch 15 and Channel 18, hereinbefore referred t0.

The upper end portion of the table T or that end portion remote from the carriage 8 is provided with a transversely disposed slot 23 through Which is disposed a threaded shank 24 depending from an upstanding post 25, and coacting with the shank 24 is a clamping nut 26 whereby the post 25 may be readily adjusted in a direction transverse of the table T and efiectively maintained in its desired adjusted position. The upper portion of the post 25 is provided with an enlargement or head 27 through which is slidably disposed a spindle center 28. The conter 28 is adjustable longitudinally on the post or stud 25 and is held in dcsired adjusted position by the binding screw 29 in thraded engagement with the head or enlargement 27 and engageable with the center 28. In practice, the notches 15 and 22 and channel 18 must be in alignment and also in alignment with the working end or point of the spindle 28 and in orderto obtain. this arrangement, it is of utmost importance to provide the upper face of the table T with the guide marks 30 so that it may be readily determined the degree or extent to Which the spindle is out of align ment. The upper portion of the table T and at the side thereof adjacent to the anvil A is provided with an upstanding fiange 31 with the upper marginal portion of which is integrally formed a laterally extending supplemental table S. E denotes a straight edge having a marginal portion imposed upon the table S and the oppositeend portions of said straight edge are provided with the outstanding arms 32. The straight edge "E serves as a rest or support for the digit of a hand, preferably the thumb, of an operator for a purpose to be hereinafter more particularly referred to. Each of the arms 32 adjacent its junction with the straight edge E is provided With a slot 33 through which isdireoted a binding screw 34 also disposed through the adjacent end portion of the table S. By this arrangement, the Straight edge may be laterally adjusted in accordance with the requirements of practice and particularly with respect to the spindle with Which said straight edge coactS. The opposite end portions of the supplemental table S inwardly of 'but in close proximity to the arms 32 are provided with the graduations or indicating marks 35 whereby the requisite adjustment of the straight edge may be effected in accordance with the requirements of practice. The working margin of the straight edge is adapted to be disposed on the incline in conformity with the taper of the spindle.

To further facilitate the desired adjusting movement of the straightedge E, the out-cr extremities of the arms 32 are provided with the depending wings or luge 36 through each of.which is disposed a shank 37 in threaded engagement with a lug or Wing 38 'depending from the supplemental table S. The outer end of the shank 37 is provided with an operating head 39 which engages the outer face of the coacting wing or lug 36. The lug 36 is constantly urged toward said head 39 by an expansible member 40, herein disclosed as a coil spring encircling the shank 37 and interposed between the luge or wings 36 and 38. In practice, the operator, preferably sitting in front of the device, places the spindle Y, after first coating the same with lamp black or other kindred adhesive powder,with the Whirl or base end portion engaged within the notches 15 and 22 with the top of the spindle Y pointing 'closely to the point or working end of the spindle. center 28 and Which center, as hereinbef0re stated, must be adjusted into perfect alignment with said bearing notches 15 and 22. The straight edge E is the adjusted with respect to the applied spindle Y at proper distance therefrein andin conformity to the taper of the Spindle. The spindle Y is 'tlien mannally r0tated and While performing this operatien, the operator places a digit of a hand, preferably the thumb, upon the onter edge of the straight edge E adjacent to the applied spindle Y and in such a 'manner that as the spindle Y is rotated, the thn1nb or other digit of the operator marks or indicates the uneven portions of the spindle Y by scraping off the lamp black or the like therefron1. TheSe marks are innnediately nSd by the operator in straightening out the spindle upon the anvil A and preierably with a composition hammer 01: soit material. After repeating the foregoing operation several timcs and until the operator belieVes lie has sufficiently straightened the spindleY, he removes all of the lanip black 01' the like from the spindle and snbjects said spindle t0 a visnal test and clr 1ring Wl1iCli test, the spindle Y is rotated at a relatively hight rate of speed.

The end portion of the anvil A remote from the arm 2 is provided with an ontstandin late or a.r1n 41. En9:a ed With the arm ll is a spindle base and bolster 4-2,the lower -prtion'of which being disposed throngh a suitble oPening 43 intheplate 41 and with the lowerportion of which coactsa clamping nnt 44. The Spindle Y is rotatably engager]. With said base and bolster 42 when snbjected to the visnal test.

Depending from a side margin o:E the arm '01 plate 41 is a. plate or flange 45, Hingedly co1incted, as at 46, with the lower marginal portion of the plate or fiange 45 is the lower marginal portion of a plate 4t7 adapted to ce moved in a direction toward or from the plate Or flange 45. In order to efi'cct l'iis movement of the plate 457, the saine is pro- Vided ata ;nitable point along a, side thereof with an ontstanding lever 48. The lever is provided witli an inwardly directed fin ger or rod 49 terminatingg in a laterally di posed extension or lng 50 which overlies the face of the plate or flange and Wth Which said lng or extension 50 contacts to limit the extent of movement ofthe plate 47 away from the plate or fiange 45.-

Suitably secnred to the onter side face of theplate 47 is a motor M, pref:crably electrio, and which has its rotating armature revolving about a vertically disposed axis. Operatively engaged with the armature of the motor is a friction wheel 51, adaptcd t0 engage the whirl of the spindle wl1en said spindle is applied to the base or bolster (l2, saicl friction wheel being of such diameter with respect to the whirl of the spindle to cause said spindle to rotate at a relatively high speed. VVith the spindle applicd to said base and bolster 42 and rotating through the instrumentality of the wheel 51 the operator can urther determine or test the spindleor its aCcuracy and smoothntss by visnal inspection and also bythe application of his fingerS to the spindle.

Normally the plate 47 is at its limitcd niovenient away rO1n the flange or plate l: se thatthe rrheel 51 Will be free of the Wliii'l o tf the spindlc when first applied to the base and bolSter 4:2. 'll1c weight of the inotor' M and the parts carried tliereby serves to mai tain this normal position of the plate 47. When it is desired to rotate a spindlc applied to thebase and bolster '42, the opcrator en- ;gages the lever 4L8 and swings the plate "7 in a direction t'oward the plate or fiange 45 snfliciently to cause the whcel 51 to engage the whirl of the spindle. By this me it will at once be obvions tl1at therotatin et a spindle when applied to the base and bolster is at the nill o:t the operator.

In the straightening of spindlcs nsed in connection with the manufacture of finer yarns, it is essential that the smaller or liner nneven or crooked 'eatnres et the spindles be detcrmined with extreme accuracy and for such pnrposes, I find it of importance to employ the arrangement or construction particnlarly illnstrated in Figures 7 to 9. \Vhen this latter arrangenientor constrno tion is e1nploycd, the straight edge E and the parts for adjnsting it are removed rOm the snpplcmental table and the elongated rods R and 1nounted npon said table. The opposite end portions et the rod arepro vided with lateral extensions 52 which are directed throngh the slots in the opposite end portions of the table 8 with the rod R substantially in contact with the table 8 thronghont its length. Engaged witlr the extensions 52 are the clamping nnts 55: C0

acting with the nnder :ia ce et the table 8 and wherby the rod .l Q may be maintaihed in desired lateral ad;gnstn1ent as may be occas1oned by the taper of the spindle and which adjnstment is acilitated by the gradw ations or marks 35, lrereinbefore referred tu Thc rod B is also provided at itsopposite end portions with the latcrally en l(llllg fin gers or extensions disposed throngg;h the additional slots 56 in the table 5 and ivhich rod B is clziniped in the des 7ed adjnstment thronglithe medinm of the nuls 57. As is clearly illnstrated in the accompaning drawings. it is to be noted that the rod R,

when applied, is positioned above and spaced from the table T and the rod R.

Slidaloly monnted upon the rod B is a plnrality ozt carriers or supports K for the fingers. Each of the carriers or supports K comprises a fiat elongated body portion 58 having its longitudinal marginal portions provided with depending side fianges or wings 59. The flanges or wings 59 are provided with the transversely aligned openings 60 throngh which the rod B is loosely directed so that the carrier or support K may be readily moved or adjusted longitudinafly of said rod. The outer or rear edges of the fianges or wings are substantially perpea dioularly related to the body portion 58 and the free longitudinal edges of said wings or flanges 59. These rear edges a have contact With the rod R whereby the proper 1nounting of carrier or support in Working position is assured. in order to accomplish this (:0- action, it is to be understood that the rod B is positioned inwardly 03? the rod R.

'lhe outer or Workin extremity of the body portion 58 of the carrier or support K l1as disposed therethrough a binding screw 6l which is also directed through a longitudinalb d sposed slot provided in the rear end portion oi a fiat finger 62 partially underlying the forward part o' the body portion 58. By this means, the finger 62 may be longitndinally adjusted with respect to the spindle as the occasions of practice may necessitate.

The finge1s 62 ot' the carriers or supports K, in praotice, take the place 01 the digit of the op rater and also supplant the use of the straight edge E. After the lingers 62 have been properly adjusted with respect to the carriers or supports K, the spindle alter being applied, as hereinbefore stated, is manually rotatcd and the outer or WOIking end et the spindle scrapes the la1np black or the lilze from the spindle t0 mark or indicate the portions of the spindle to be straiglfiened. lt is also to be understood that the carriers or supports K may be adjusted to the 1equisite positions longitudinally of the spindle at Will of the operator.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obv1ous that a gauge constructed in accordance With 1ny invention is parth:uiariy well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and acility with Which it may be assembled and operated, and it Will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible et some change and modification :ithout departing from the principles and spirit thereot, and for this reason I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the se eral parts herein shown in oarrying out my invention in praetice except as hereina1ter claimed.

I daim:-

1. A device of the class described comprising a support, a table carried thereby, an elongatod support for the whixl end of a spindle carried by said table, and a spindle conter carried by the table, said spindle oenter having its longitudinal axis disposed in alinement with the longitudinal axis of said support.

2. A device of the class described comprising a support, a table carried thereby, an elongated support for the whirl end of a spindle carried by said table, and a spindle conter carried by the table, said spindle center being longitudinafly adjustable, and having its longitudinal axis disposed in alinement with the longitudinal axis of said support.

A device of the class described comprising a support, a table carried thereby, an elongated support for the whirl end of a spindle carried by said table, and a spindle center carried by the table and having its longitudinal axis disposed in alinement with the longitudinal axis of said support, said spindle conter being adjustable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said conter.

4. A device of the oharacter described comprising a supporting member, a table, spindle bearings carried by the table, a sup plemencal table carried by the first named table, finger supports mounted upon the supplenental table, and adjustable fingers car red by the supports.

5. A device of the charaoter described comprising a supporting member, a table, spindle bearings carried by the table, a supplemental table carried by the first named table, finger supports mounted upon the supplemental table, and adjustable fingers carried by the supports, said supports being independently adjustable one toward the other.

6. A device o:t the char-aeter described comprising a table, spindle bearings carried thereby, a supplemental table carried by the first na1ned table, a transversely adjustable rod carried by the supplemental table, and gauge fingers mounted upon said rod.

In testimony Whereof I hereunto 'affix my signature.

ALB ERT M. GUILLET. 

